Regi Blinker
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Regi Blinker | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Reginald Waldi Blinker | |
Date of birth | June 4, 1969 | |
Place of birth | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
Playing position | Left winger | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1986-1988 1988-1989 1989-1996 1996-1997 1997-2000 2000-2001 2001-2003 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam BVV Den Bosch (loan) Feyenoord Rotterdam Sheffield Wednesday Celtic RBC Roosendaal Sparta Rotterdam |
51 (3) 25 (6) 187 (42) 42 (3) 47 (9) 22 (5) 30 (1) |
National team | ||
1993-1994 | Netherlands | 3 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Reginald ("Regi") Waldi Blinker (born June 4, 1969 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch former professional footballer of Surinamese extraction who played as a left winger, also being known for his dread-locked hairstyle during his playing career.
Blinker began his career with Feyenoord Rotterdam in 1986. He stayed at de Kuip for 10 seasons, including one on loan at Den Bosch, before joing Sheffield Wednesday in 1995-96. He moved to Glasgow with Celtic in 1997 when he was signed by Feije legend Wim Jansen.
Blinker played in Scotland for 3 seasons, returning home in the summer of 2000 to sign for RBC Roosendaal. The next season he signed for Sparta Rotterdam, where he finished his professional career in 2003. He played for amateur team Deltasport Vlaardingen for a few more years before officially retiring in the summer of 2006.
He won 3 caps for the Dutch national team while at Feyenoord, making his debut in 1993 and his last appearance a year later.